Tatad vs. Garcia
FRANCISCO S. TATAD, JOHN H. OSMENA and RODOLFO G. BIAZON vs. HON. JESUS B. GARCIA, JR., in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications, and EDSA LRT CORPORATION, LTD. G.R. No. 114222 April 6, 1995 Facts: 1. In 1989, the government planned to build a railway transit line along EDSA. 2. No bidding was made but certain corporations were invited to prequalify. 3. The only corporation to qualify was the EDSA LRT Consortium which was obviously formed for this particular undertaking. 4. An agreement was then made between the government, through the DOTC, and EDSA LRT Consortium. 5. The agreement was based on the Build-Operate-Transfer scheme provided for by law (RA 6957, amended by RA 7718). 6. Under the agreement, EDSA LRT Consortium shall build the f...